Building Leadership

Dr. Colman Noctor will be speaking to parents on April 30th, as the final speaker in our Building Leadership series. He is a renowned psychotherapist, author, and mental health speaker specializing in child and teenage mental health. He is known for his book "Cop On"...

We have invited Monica Roe back to speak to  our Rosemont parents after she gave a very effective talk to  parents and student last academic year. Monica Rowe is the founder and director of Key Conversations, with 30+ years’ experience helping students, parents, and...

We are delighted to have our first speaker for 2025/56 Parents Dr. Karen E. Bohlin, EdD. She is a renowned leadership coach and character-education expert—Director of the Practical Wisdom Project at the Abigail Adams Institute and Research Affiliate at Harvard’s Human...

Ninety-six percent of female CEOs credit their sports participation in high school as a time when they honed valuable leadership skills. Girls who participate in sports not only cultivate physical fitness, but they also develop essential life skills such as teamwork,...

Rosemont and The International Coalition of Girls’ Schools are proud to present The Connected Girl, a compelling six-episode On Educating Girls podcast series that offers expert insights into important aspects of girls’ healthy development in a world that can often...

When we think of kindness we can be tempted to think of it as a soft virtue, however it is a great strength and always leaves an impact. Mother Teresa once said "“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” In today's Building...

Description:  We can all relate to the title of this Building Leadership talk; "Serving others: what's in it for me?".   Motivation is key in the life of a teen.  And what greater motivation can there be than personal happiness? In this Building leadership talk, Máire...

Teaching your daughter to deal with failure in order to succeed (16-18 year olds):   Failure is something we tend to avoid. In this Building leadership session, Máire Cassidy discusses how we can teach our teens to learn from failure.  Another word for failure is...

Building Leadership: Humility the missing virtue Description: Humility is another word for self-knowledge and greatness of heart - it is a virtue of a true Leader.  Without it we cannot build leadership in our teens. Studies show that humility is a common trait in...

In this Building Leadership session, Overcome overwhelm how to build healthy boundaries as a parent, Máire Cassidy speaks about Emotion coaching of our teens and how to build healthy boundaries as a parent.  Emotion Coaching is an evidence-based approach to helping...

Description: Gratitude bracelets are a fun way of getting the gratitude conversation going. We help our girls not just hear about Grateful Living but help them to make it their own. In Rosemont we try to create a culture of flourishing, of being the best person I can...

In our series of Building Leadership, Máire Cassidy shares with Rosemont parents some ideas on the topic of How to support our teens when friendships change.Friendships are an important part of our teens lives. They are also a great opportunity for our teens to grow...

How to support responsible teens:Responsibility is something every parent hopes their teen will be.  In this month’s Building Leadership talk Máire Cassidy explores one’s ability to respond to people, situations, choices – that space between stimulus and response, in...

Title: Giving and Receiving Feedback, helping our teens step into the space of growth. Description: We get feedback every day of our lives, from friends and family, colleagues and bosses. It’s one of the ways that we learn about ourselves and learn from life.  We know...

Topic: Step up and speak out:   Something wrong? When there is something wrong or a situation our teens are uncomfortable with, this is the moment when typically, they need to speak out.   Speaking out can look differently depending on the situation.  For some it is a...

Resilience in our Teens In this month's Building Leadership presentation, Máire Cassidy explores the all-important habit of resilience; the ability to bounce back from adverse situations.  The good news is that emotional resilience is a learned ability, so our teens...

In this month’s Building Leadership talk, Máire Cassidy explores the teenage brain, its plasticity, emotional responses, and hormones. As adults we can experience our teen's outburst; tears and irritability, enthusiasm and over-excitement.  How do we know when things...

In our first zoom talk in our series of Building Leadership, Máire Cassidy shares with Rosemont parents some ideas on the topic of "How to help our teens build Lasting Friendships". Friendship is the source of some of the great heartaches and joys for our teens.  For...

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In this podcast Máire Cassidy explores the importance of volunteering in your daughter's life. Volunteering is at the heart of who we are, it's walking the talk. It is the action of helping or doing something for someone besides ourselves. There are 4...

As part of our virtue of Responsibility we have looked at Personal Responsibility with students in September.  We have explored various aspects of Personal Responsibility: What does a responsible person look like?    How to choose well in...

Topics of this podcast: Families and the digital age and Love and imperfection in the family. Teens cannot imagine a world without social media.  Reflecting on the impact of digital media – will help them to be more aware and more discerning...

Welcome to Rosemont’s Virtue Programme for Parents.   As parents you are essential to our school and our Virtue Programme. Through our Virtue Programme for Parents we hope to share with you the content of the programme that your daughters are receiving and...